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  • September 2008

    • Writer Fails in Doomed Bid to Escape Google for 24 Hours

      Washington Post  |  Sep 7, 08 10:31 AM CDT

      Writer Fails in Doomed Bid to Escape Google for 24 Hours

      (Newser) - On the tenth anniversary of Google, Colbert Report writer Rob Dubbin attempts to avoid using the Internet behemoth for 24 hours—and finds its tentacles impossible to escape. He discovers "deeper" dependence than expected, "encompassing personal use" and the "nested dependencies of people and institutions surrounding me"—a "harrowing" discovery. "The blue 'G' found a way to surprise me around corners, grinning like some horrible fanged maw," he details in his diary. More »

      Tags

      Internet  • Google  • Yahoo  • search engine  • Google Maps

  • July 2008

    • Google's Walking Map Gives True Step-By-Step Directions

      Wired  |  Jul 23, 08 3:45 PM CDT

      Google's Walking Map Gives True Step-By-Step Directions

      (Newser) - Google unveiled a new feature to its Maps site yesterday, Wired reports: walking directions. Users can now plot true step-by-step directions, taking into account one-way streets and a growing database of pedestrian pathways. The walking option will appear for distances less than 6.2 miles. More »

      Tags

      Google  • Google Maps  • walking

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • US Bases Block Google Camera Crews

      Associated Press  |  Mar 7, 08 4:07 AM CST

      US Bases Block Google Camera Crews

      (Newser) - Google camera teams have been banned from US military installations after panoramic views of the inside of a Texas base ended up on the internet, the AP reports. The street-level images show "where all the guards are, how the barriers go up and down, how to get in and out of buildings," said a general worried about the security implications. A message sent to all Defense Department facilities has ordered officials not to allow Google Earth crews to photograph them. More »

      Tags

      Google  • Pentagon  • privacy  • Defense Department  • Google Maps  • Google Earth  • military bases  • Street View

  • February 2008
  • November 2007

    • Google Invests in Cloud Computing

      Washington Post  |  Nov 13, 07 10:57 AM CST

      Google Invests in Cloud Computing

      (Newser) - Google has hands in a lot of pies, from maps to email to spreadsheets and now, with Android and OpenSocial, to cellphones and MySpace. But it all relates to one strategy, the Washington Post says. Google wants to make the web so useful that everyone does everything online. In this “cloud computing” paradigm, laptops and cellphones are just gateways to an ever-present database. More »

      Tags

      Google  • Google Maps  • Google Apps  • OpenSocial  • Android  • cloud computing

  • October 2007

    • Phone GPS Makes People Easier to Find...

      New York Times  |  Oct 23, 07 1:58 PM CDT

      Phone GPS Makes People Easier to Find...

      (Newser) - There’s nothing like Loopt for meeting up with friends. Loopt, and social-mapping programs like it, broadcast your cellphone’s location to other users, a useful service the New York Times says, with troubling privacy implications. “There is a Big Brother component,” said one analyst. “If my friends can find me, the telephone company knows my location all the time, too.” More »

      Tags

      social networking  • AT and T  • cell phone industry  • GPS  • Google Maps

    • The Oy Next Door

      ABC News  |  Oct 2, 07 6:14 PM CDT

      The Oy Next Door

      (Newser) - Does your neighbor have a yard full of yappy dogs? How about a subwoofer big enough to rattle your china? Now you can report the jerk on RottenNeighbor.com, a site dedicated to letting aggrieved homeowners and renters vent—and warn those considering moving  nearby. The program uses Google Maps to display user-submitted complaints, searchable by zip code, ABC News reports. More »

      Tags

      Los Angeles  • New York  • website  • housing  • Google Maps  • neighbors

    • Nokia Buys Map Software Firm

      New York Times  |  Oct 1, 07 3:26 PM CDT

      Nokia Buys Map Software Firm

      (Newser) - Nokia announced it would buy Navteq, a mapping and navigation software maker, for $8.1 billion, the New York Times reports. Nokia is trying to bring mapping and other location-based services to cellphones in an attempt to combat sliding sales from handset market saturation and compete with Apple's iPhone, which comes with Google's navigational software. More »

      Tags

      Apple  • iPhone  • Nokia  • Google Maps

  • September 2007

    • Google's Street View to Respect Privacy Laws

      ComputerWorld  |  Sep 25, 07 3:29 PM CDT

      Google's Street View to Respect Privacy Laws

      (Newser) - Google allayed some fears yesterday, announcing that its Street View application, which provides street-level images of certain cities, would respect each country’s privacy laws. “In the U.S., there's a long and noble tradition of 'public spaces,' where people don't have the same expectations of privacy as they do in their homes,” a Google lawyer wrote on a company blog. Other countries, however, differ. More »

      Tags

      Google  • privacy  • online privacy  • Google Maps

  • August 2007

    • Google Maps Turns Cameras on Hollywood

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 8, 07 12:11 PM CDT

      Google Maps Turns Cameras on Hollywood

      (Newser) - Google has added street-level views of Los Angeles and other cities to its popular mapping service, the Los Angeles Times reports, raising a chorus of privacy concerns that echoes objections to the feature elsewhere. Though a useful navigation tool, Street View "is a visual reminder of how our private spaces are really shrinking," one privacy advocate says. More »

      Tags

      Google  • privacy  • Google Maps  • Street View  • navigation

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